JOB SUMMARY

The Mgr, Research Programs directly reports to the Program Director of the Center for Drug Safety and Immunology,(CDSI), serving as Program Manager for all CDSI clinical research studies. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: assisting in the development of research and clinical trial documents, monitoring assurance standards and procedures in the team, and management and tracking of all grants, reports, and contracts (including all deadlines). Further, the Mgr. Research Programs must demonstrate ability to independently manage and prioritize multiple tasks and possesses exemplary communication and leadership skills. Such an individual will play a key role in the growth and promotion of the CDSI and will liaise with the community organizations and foundations that CDSI works with closely.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports the CDSI Program Director in the Administrative oversite of the Center.
• Manages and prioritizes all components of a clinical research program(s).
• Communicates and models values and mission of VUMC.
• Willingly accepts responsibility and performs expected and unexpected tasks.
• Exhibits strong leadership skills. Delegates tasks as appropriate and follows up to assure completion.
• Effectively motivates team members.
• Creates and supports a climate of trust, openness and honest communication.
• Recognizes areas of responsibility and takes charge of them.
• Follows through from analysis to problem resolution.
• Ability to accept constructive criticism.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude in response to suggestions for improvement.
• Assigns and reviews work; effectively prioritizes tasks and work assignments.
• Delegates tasks as appropriate and follows up to assure completion.
• Encourages appreciation and respect of diversity in workplace. Treats all team members as unique individuals with valuable resources and skills that enhance the team.
• Plans, organizes, and completes projects in an efficient manner.
• Leads team discussion to generate creative and productive ideas.
• Designs, develops, and revises standards, utilizing community and national standards, research findings, and bench marking data, e.g. budgets, guidance documents, determination letters, etc.
• Develop clinical study budgets and negotiate with sponsors as well as internal departments
• Report findings that occur as part of the audit process and incidental discoveries to the program director for auditing, correction and/or educational purposes.
• Exercise judgment and prepare supporting or correcting documentation regarding Institutional and Federal billing policies.
• Assures the development of staff members through orientation, training programs and work experience.
• Strives to develop individualized professional development plan to guide staff to success, focusing on areas needing growth.
• Works with the Program Director to recommend personnel action, including hiring, promotions and terminations.
• Counsels employees with regard to disciplinary actions taken in response to violations of institution/department policies.
• Communicates in and across teams to maximize effectiveness, efficiency, and information sharing.
• Monitor quality assurance standards, programs and procedures within the unit/area
• Analyzes situations/events, develops recommendations/plans and prepares presentations/conclusions.
• Uses innovative thinking when developing alternative solutions.
• Can distinguish critical needs/problems from less urgent ones. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks and issues.
• Participates in professional associations and development activities to remain informed regarding new developments in the field and disseminates information to the team/department.
• Actively seeks customer feedback to improve processes, systems, and outcomes.
• Initiates and contributes to the development and/or modification of center policies and procedures.
• Actively identifies and participates in educational and developmental activities to improve knowledge and performance to sustain and enhance personal and departmental development.
• Keeps abreast of and applies regulatory guidelines and institutional/departmental policies and procedures.
• Performs continuous self-assessment.
• Applies innovative thinking when developing alternative solutions.

Department Summary:

The Vanderbilt Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases is dedicated to enhancing prevention and treatment of infectious diseases through discovery and application of new knowledge that is seamlessly integrated with mentoring trainees to become the next generation of national leaders in the field. This mission is enhanced by our strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration, social and intellectual diversity, commitment to life-long self-learning, and professionalism dedicated to teamwork and collegiality. The ID Division's mission emphasizes a global perspective, as well as maintaining excellence and compassion in every clinical encounter. Clinical and research program strengths include HIV medicine, mycobacterial infections, and infectious diseases in transplantation recipients. Epidemiology and patient oriented research initiatives are flourishing in drug and vaccine development (for HIV, tuberculosis, and other pathogens), hospital epidemiology, and emerging/re-emerging infections. The Division also is deeply committed to excellence in teaching of medical students, residents, our colleagues in practice and ID fellows.

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Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6^th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) and 5 years experience;
• Master's Degree is preferred

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):

• Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:
  
  Movement
  
  • Occasional: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
  • Occasional: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.
  • Occasional: Walking: Moving about on foot.
  • Occasional: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
  • Occasional: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.
  • Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles
  • Occasional: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.
  • Occasional: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.
  
  Sensory
  
  • Occasional: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.
  • Frequent: Noise: May include exposure to occupational noise levels which equal or exceed an 8-hr time-weighted average of 85 decibels, requiring enrollment in VUMC's Hearing Conservation Program which includes training, use of hearing protection, and periodic audiometry.
  • Continuous: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.